Hive Mind — Honey Ale

Honey • Biscuit • Clove • 7.7% abv

With a light Texas-grown Pilsner base malt andHoney Malt, wild “Vista bee yeast” and wildflower honey, this beer is a super dry and drinkable 7.7% abv with clove, vanilla, dark fruit and (of course) honey flavors!

The second iteration of our award-winning honeyale is a true collaboration brew, using honey donated Central Texas Beekeepers, each with aunique color and flavor depending on where the colonies were located.The wild yeast used was isolated from the backof a Vista honey bee. We worked with Community Cultures Yeast Lab to propagate this wild Saccharomyces strain which produced light Belgian-like aromas and flavors.

“Hive Mind” is defined as a collective consciousness, analogous to the behavior of social insects, in which a group of people become aware of their commonality and think and act as a community, sharing their knowledge, thoughts, and resources. We are gratefulto the local beekepers who donated a jar of their honey crop!

HONEY: 130 pounds of local honey, a portion donated by Central Texas beekeepers

YEAST: Wild saccharomyces harvested from the back of a Vista honey bee

WATER: Vista’s aquifer-fed well water

HOPS: Nugget, Hallertau Blanc

MALTS: Tex Malt Pils, Weyermann Acidulated, Gambrinus Honey Malt, Weyermann Caramunich 3